Utenay

Utenay is a town in Massachusetts that was settled by England in the 17th century. Its name comes from the Lenape word "Tekeneutenay", meaning "woods town"; its Indian name was shortened to "utenay", which simply means "town". The town fought against the nearby Spanish settlers and achieved the destruction of San Jeronimo de Zaragoza.

History
The town of "Tekeneutenay" was settled in 1632 by immigrants from England, namely the pilgrims. Its original name was of Lenape origin, but it was shortened to "Utenay" by the English settlers in official documents. The town was near some woods, gold, and the shore, and the English built a settlement that included farms, houses, a dock, and some wooden walls. The town could house 200 people, and some of its people were called up as minutemen to repel the attacks of the nearby Spanish settlers in the "War of the Turkeys". The Spanish settlement was destroyed by the English colonists, and Utenay won the war against Spain for England. Utenay grew in the following years, but other settlements would eventually outgrow their boundaries, with Utenay becoming an incorporated area of the city of Boston in the following centuries.